Sentences with phrase «flooding in coastal states»

The ultimate result could make a huge difference with storm surge and flooding in coastal states like North Carolina.

Not exact matches

The praise came after Cuomo spoke for a half hour about the recovery from the storms that have hit New York since he has taken office in 2011, saying the weather patterns that caused inland and coastal flooding are a troubling new reality for the state.

In his email, Martens mentions everything from lowering the cap on greenhouse gas emissions and securing funding for long - neglected flood control structures and coastal erosion projects to banning the sale and importation of elephant and rhinoceros ivory and undertaking «one of the largest additions to the forest preserve in the state's history.&raquIn his email, Martens mentions everything from lowering the cap on greenhouse gas emissions and securing funding for long - neglected flood control structures and coastal erosion projects to banning the sale and importation of elephant and rhinoceros ivory and undertaking «one of the largest additions to the forest preserve in the state's history.&raquin the state's history.»

«We're not going to allow a single levee board that has been hijacked by a group of trial lawyers to determine flood protection, coastal restoration and economic repercussions for the entire State of Louisiana,» said Gov. Bobby Jindal in a news release demanding that the levee authority withdraw its suit.

And while wealthier economies generally are less exposed to the danger of coastal flooding than those in the developing world, the study says, the United States is an exception.

Spurred by his diagnosis, Nye goes on the road, exploring denial in surreal conversations with a Florida state legislator who flatly rejects any human contribution to global warming or coastal risks, and a street sampling of tuned - out citizenry, even in flood - prone Miami.

Ditto for the design features of a carrier operating in an environment where «vast tracts of America's coastal states» are «flooded» vs. current designs.

The US Navy plans that its new Ford - class aircraft carriers will remain in service to the year 2100 and beyond... foreseeably in a strategic environment in which the Arctic ice is gone, and the Greenland and Antarctic ice is melting at a pace sufficient to flood vast tracts of America's coastal states.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other climate scientists regard global warming of two degrees Celsius as catastrophic, bringing water stress to arid and semi-arid countries, more floods in low - lying coastal areas, coastal erosion in small island states, and the elimination of up to 30 percent of animal and plant species.

Limits must be strict enough to avert the worst consequences of global warming that are already being felt in extreme weather events, droughts, floods, melting glaciers and polar ice caps and rising sea levels that threaten to swamp coastal communities and small island states.

The report quantifies the economic benefits of coastal wetlands in reducing property damage from storms and flooding in the northeastern United States.

(1) to provide new and additional assistance from the United States to the most vulnerable developing countries, including the most vulnerable communities and populations therein, in order to support the development and implementation of climate change adaptation programs and activities that reduce the vulnerability and increase the resilience of communities to climate change impacts, including impacts on water availability, agricultural productivity, flood risk, coastal resources, timing of seasons, biodiversity, economic livelihoods, health and diseases, and human migration; and

Worldwide, from 1980 to 2009, floods caused more than 500,000 deaths and affected more than 2.8 billion people.18 In the United States, floods caused 4,586 deaths from 1959 to 200519 while property and crop damage averaged nearly 8 billion dollars per year (in 2011 dollars) over 1981 through 2011.17 The risks from future floods are significant, given expanded development in coastal areas and floodplains, unabated urbanization, land - use changes, and human - induced climate change.In the United States, floods caused 4,586 deaths from 1959 to 200519 while property and crop damage averaged nearly 8 billion dollars per year (in 2011 dollars) over 1981 through 2011.17 The risks from future floods are significant, given expanded development in coastal areas and floodplains, unabated urbanization, land - use changes, and human - induced climate change.in 2011 dollars) over 1981 through 2011.17 The risks from future floods are significant, given expanded development in coastal areas and floodplains, unabated urbanization, land - use changes, and human - induced climate change.in coastal areas and floodplains, unabated urbanization, land - use changes, and human - induced climate change.18

A study published today suggests sea level rise could cause at least 84 to 139 extra deaths per year from cyclone - related coastal flooding in the United States by 2100, for example.

Sea level rise is already escalating the risk of severe coastal flooding in states like Florida, Virginia and New York, and is expected to ratchet up flooding risks in the coming years.

Areas with common interests and problems — coastal areas in need of massive flood walls, the arid Southwest and Great Plains — could pool their resources and form locally focused, regional governments within the former United States.

The IPCC report states that by 2100, millions of people in Asia will be displaced by coastal flooding.

While this is old news to the local elected officials on the front lines of coastal flooding in the United States, the findings will hopefully inspire much - needed action at the federal level.

From heavy winter snowfall to coastal hurricanes and flooding, weather - related disasters oftentimes wreak havoc on homes in this state.

Tornadoes and hurricanes like to make their presence known in many states as do earthquakes, floods and thunder storms on the coastal towns.

As a coastal state, you may have increased risk of flooding, hurricane damage, and other water - related events in Maine.